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The cover also has been parodied numerous times for various reasons, including other artists' albums. For example, McCartney's 1993 concert album, Paul Is Live, shows the rock legend being pulled across Abbey Road by a sheepdog on a leash, and the cover of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' 1988 release, The Abbey Road E.P,. shows the band members making the crossing naked except for white tube socks over their genitals.

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PHOTO: Members of the Beatles, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, cross Abbey Road in London, August 8, 1969.
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Abbey Road was released on Sept. 26, 1969, and was the next-to-last studio effort issued by The Beatles. \"Let It Be,\" most of which was recorded prior to \"Abbey Road,\" got its release in April 1970.

Starr recently revealed to Billboard that a deluxe \"Abbey Road\" reissue is being prepared for release, although no official details have been announced.

The Beatles famous Abbey Road cover recreated exactly 50 years after the original was taken at 11.35 on 8th August 1969 #AbbeyRoad #TheBeatles pic.twitter.com/crm7RGWPdk

— lizo mzimba (@lizo_mzimba) August 8, 2019

The Abbey Road crosswalk has since become a popular London tourist attraction, with Beatles fans regularly having their photo taken recreating the image.

50th anniversary of iconic Beatles photograph on Abbey Road https://t.co/9YpgACiADl

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 8, 2019

Fans celebrated the anniversary by doing the famed walk.

If you're planning on coming to the zebra crossing today and the queues are too long, step inside the Abbey Road car park for one day only and take your photo with the original Beatles' 1969 image! #AbbeyRoad pic.twitter.com/I8Dne7MJM8

— Abbey Road Studios (@AbbeyRoad) August 8, 2019

There's also a livestream of the day's events.

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